Quiz
Sydney the Smuggler Quiz
1. Where are the Sydney the Smuggler books set?
a) London
b) Smugglers’ Bay
c) Bowen Cove
2. What do the smugglers use to signal to boats at sea?
a) A torch
b) A spout lantern
c) A flare
3. Why did the Dame of the Jet Black Veil shrink Sydney the Smuggler?
a) Because he had stolen some barrels of whisky
b) So he could crawl into a mouse hole
c) So he could hide from the customs men
4. What is the name of the cave where all the smuggling tunnels meet?
a) Booty Barrels Hideaway
b) Smugglers’ Junction
c) Secret Caveyhole
5. What is the name of the fast boat the Customs men use to try and catch the smugglers?
a) Revenue Cutter
b) Customs Lugger
c) Excise Clipper
6. What are taxes?
a) Things that are really hard to do
b) A horse and carriage or a modern vehicle where people pay the driver to take them somewhere they want to go.
c) Extra money added to the price of things by the government.
7. Who is the main leader and planner of the smuggling runs?
a) The Dame of the Jet Black Veil
b) Colonel Hansomby-Ponsonby
c) Daniel the Smuggler
8. The government had gained lots and lots of money. What did they use it for?
a) To pay for wars against France and America
b) To build schools and hospitals
c) To make better roads
9. Which smuggler is Plug’s great great…..etc grandfather
a) Daniel
b) Jack
c) Sydney
10. Where does Gran work?
a) On a fishing boat
b) She is a cook
c) In the village shop
Answers:
1. b 2. b 3. a 4. a 5. c 6. c 7.a 8. a 9. b 10. c